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Democratizing education? Examining access and usage patterns in massive open online courses

Published:2015-12-04 Issue:6265 Volume:350 Page:1245-1248
ISSN:0036-8075
Container-title:Science
language:en
Short-container-title:Science

Author:

Hansen John D.¹,Reich Justin²

Affiliation:

1. Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.

2. Office of Digital Learning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

Abstract

Toward a level playing field? Do free learning resources benefit the disadvantaged and decrease gaps between rich and poor? Hansen and Reich studied the relationships between socioeconomic status (SES) and enrollment in and completion of free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) offered by Harvard and MIT. Students from low-SES backgrounds were less likely to enroll in MOOCs and earn a certificate than their high-SES peers. Thus, although there are many free online learning opportunities, it is not safe to assume that they will “level the playing field.” Science , this issue p. 1245

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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